Indian Railways embrace European signalling system

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Photo: Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times/REX

Although the name European Railway Traffic Management System (ERTMS) suggests otherwise, the rollout of the new train protection system is not limited to Europe. All over the world railways are working on variations with ERTMS as a starting point. In India, among others, a memorandum of understanding has now been signed for the start of a pilot on four routes.

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